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President Obama appears to be snubbing his way through Europe this week.
First Berlin felt rebuffed ...

... over Obama’s short stay in Germany — less than a day.

Now it’s France. The Obamas turned down an invitation from French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, to dine in Paris, according to the Times of London.

The White House has reportedly been annoyed with Sarkozy for not inviting Britain’s Queen Elizabeth to the Saturday D-Day commemoration ceremony in Normandy.

Still, Obama will have lunch with Sarkozy Saturday while Michelle Obama and Bruni meet, according to media reports. There are also reports that the Obamas are planning to dine at the Jules Verne, chef Alain Ducasse’s famous Eiffel Tower restaurant.

The Obamas’ decision to skip a dinner appointment is seen as an embarrassment for the French president, given that the first family is staying just a few feet away from Sarkozy and Bruni’s weekend apartments, at the U.S. ambassador’s residence.

The Times wistfully notes what could have been: “A glamorous joint outing might be compared with the ones that President de Gaulle undertook with John and Jackie Kennedy in 1961.”